Headquarters:
800 Gessner Rd. #600, Houston, TX 77024
Year founded:
2007
Number of employees:
560
Phone:
713 935 4944
Email:
hdoughty@skywardinsurance.com
Website:
skywardinsurance.com
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/skywardspecialty
“We put our customers at the centre of our business, responding to brokers in a proactive and timely manner and working with the customer to understand their unique risk profile and tailor appropriate solutions”
Erica Kofie, QBE
Jim Mormile
President, Professional Liability
Sarah Logue, RPLU, CPCU, ASLI, AU
Senior Vice President, Healthcare Solutions
Michael Abdulahad
Senior Vice President, Management Liability
Leadership
Jim Mormile joined Skyward Specialty in August 2021 and brings more than 20 years of experience in professional liability. He leads underwriting teams with vast and broad knowledge and experience who are focused on innovating solutions to meet clients’ needs. When not working, Mormile enjoys golfing and coaching his children’s sports teams.
President, Professional Liability
Jim Mormile
Sarah Logue joined Skyward Specialty in August 2022, bringing more than 25 years of industry experience, including retail and carrier. Her experience includes working at multiple national carriers and underwriting healthcare professional liability for physicians, allied health/miscellaneous medical, hospitals and long-term care facilities.
Logue obtained a master’s degree in insurance law from the University of Connecticut Law School and a master’s in risk management and insurance from Florida State University.
Senior Vice President, Healthcare Solutions
Sarah Logue, RPLU, CPCU, ASLI, AU
Michael Abdulahad is responsible for assessing the risk placement needs for private, public, and financial institutions. He came to Skyward Specialty in 2018, bringing nearly 20 years of experience.
Before working at Skyward Specialty, he worked at Liberty International as vice president of management liability and at Chubb and Travelers Insurance.
Senior Vice President, Management Liability
Michael Abdulahad
“We put our customers at the centre of our business, responding to brokers in a proactive and timely manner and working with the customer to understand their unique risk profile and tailor appropriate solutions”
Erica Kofie, QBE
“We continue to see cyber as a key opportunity and will be further developing customer-centric solutions across various geographies and segments in line with our growth aspirations”
Erica Kofie, QBE
Leadership
“We continue to see cyber as a key opportunity and will be further developing customer-centric solutions across various geographies and segments in line with our growth aspirations”
Erica Kofie, QBE
“We put our customers at the centre of our business, responding to brokers in a proactive and timely manner and working with the customer to understand their unique risk profile and tailor appropriate solutions”
Erica Kofie, QBE
Leadership
Regina Williams
Vice President, Media Liability
Regina Williams joined Skyward Specialty in 2023 to establish and launch the company’s media liability solution. Based in Kansas City, MO, she is an industry veteran with more than 20 years specializing in media liability.
Prior to joining Skyward Specialty, she worked at Media/Professional Insurance, First Media Insurance, OneBeacon, and Intact Insurance.
Vice President, Media Liability
Regina Williams
Lisa McCarney
Regional Vice President, Professional Liability
Lisa McCarney leads the underwriting team in the Northeast Region for Skyward Specialty’s professional liability team. With 17 years of industry experience, she has dedicated the last 11 years to Skyward Specialty, where she played a pivotal role in launching the professional liability department.
McCarney’s deep expertise in underwriting and risk assessment has contributed significantly to the department’s growth and success. Before joining Skyward, she gained valuable experience at American Safety Insurance and Rockhill Insurance, where she honed her skills in underwriting and customer relations.
Her comprehensive understanding of the insurance landscape enables her to effectively navigate complex challenges and provide tailored solutions for clients.
Regional Vice President, Professional Liability
Lisa McCarney
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group (Nasdaq: SKWD) is a growing and innovative specialty insurance company, delivering commercial property and casualty products and solutions on a non-admitted and admitted basis.
The Company operates through eight underwriting divisions: accident and health, captives, global property and agriculture, industry solutions, professional lines, programs, surety and transactional E&S.
Skyward Specialty’s professional lines division provides solutions to address a wide array of standard and specialized coverages for directors and officers, errors and omissions, miscellaneous professional liability, healthcare solutions, media liability, architects and engineers, life sciences and beyond. Its dedicated experts operate at the complex end of the specialty market and leverage technology to bring best-in-class underwriting and claims management solutions to market.
Skyward Specialty’s subsidiary insurance companies consist of Houston Specialty Insurance Company, Imperium Insurance Company, Great Midwest Insurance Company, and Oklahoma Specialty Insurance Company. These insurance companies are rated A (Excellent) with a stable outlook by AM Best Company.
“We continue to see cyber as a key opportunity and will be further developing customer-centric solutions across various geographies and segments in line with our growth aspirations”
Erica Kofie, QBE
Jerome Wilson
Regional Vice President, Professional Liability
Maggie Donohue
Regional Vice President, Professional Liability
Julie Miglin
Vice President, Life Sciences
Micah Ponto
Senior Vice President, Executive Assurance, Financial Services
Jerome Wilson has more than 25 years of experience in the insurance industry, specializing in risk management, commercial insurance underwriting, marketing and management. He is a seasoned professional with a vast background in various insurance segments, including technology, large property, high risk product liability, general industries, and international coverages.
Prior to joining Skyward Specialty, Wilson held positions at Zurich, Travelers, Philadelphia Insurance, and QBE. In his current role as regional vice president in the professional liability division, Wilson is instrumental in the division’s growth, demonstrating a deep commitment to building a customer-focused, collaborative, and talented team.
Regional Vice President, Professional Liability
Jerome Wilson
Maggie Donohue, RPLU, ASLI, currently serves as vice president and regional leader for the West and Midwest regions at Skyward Specialty. With 18 years of professional liability underwriting experience, Donohue has held various leadership positions.
She spent over eight years at The Hanover Insurance Group, where she progressed from underwriting manager to assistant vice president of miscellaneous professional liability. Her tenure at Hanover included roles such as underwriting director for miscellaneous professional liability and underwriting manager for professional liability.
Donohue’s earlier career includes positions as an underwriter at Western World Insurance Group and Tokio Marine HCC, where she specialized in miscellaneous professional liability, architects & engineers, and technology E&O. She began her underwriting career at the New York State Insurance Fund.
Regional Vice President, Professional Liability
Maggie Donohue
Julie Miglin joined Skyward Specialty in 2024 to spearhead the development and growth of the company’s new life sciences underwriting unit. With more than 15 years of underwriting experience, she brings a wealth of knowledge in the life sciences, health technology, nutraceutical, and cosmetic industries.
Prior to her tenure at Skyward Specialty, Miglin specialized as an underwriting manager in life sciences, where she played a pivotal role in developing and launching a complimentary life sciences product, having started her insurance career at Chubb.
Passionate about driving innovation, Miglin applies her expertise to provide exceptional, client-centered insurance products.
Vice President, Life Sciences
Julie Miglin
Micah Ponto serves as senior vice president, head of financial services for Arch Insurance, a position he has held since 2021. He joined Arch Insurance as an assistant vice president in the large commercial department in 2009.
His prior roles at Arch Insurance included senior vice president, national manager of the large commercial department, regional vice president – central region, head of employment practices liability, and head of the real estate investment trust group.
Ponto previously worked at The Hartford’s financial products division, where he focused on management liability risk in both financial institutions and large commercial D&O. He has a bachelor’s degree in finance, investments, and banking from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Senior Vice President, Executive Assurance, Financial Services
Micah Ponto
Micah Ponto serves as senior vice president, head of financial services for Arch Insurance, a position he has held since 2021. He joined Arch Insurance as an assistant vice president in the large commercial department in 2009.
His prior roles at Arch Insurance included senior vice president, national manager of the large commercial department, regional vice president – central region, head of employment practices liability, and head of the real estate investment trust group.
Ponto previously worked at The Hartford’s financial products division, where he focused on management liability risk in both financial institutions and large commercial D&O. He has a bachelor’s degree in finance, investments, and banking from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Senior Vice President, Executive Assurance, Financial Services
Micah Ponto
Micah Ponto serves as senior vice president, head of financial services for Arch Insurance, a position he has held since 2021. He joined Arch Insurance as an assistant vice president in the large commercial department in 2009.
His prior roles at Arch Insurance included senior vice president, national manager of the large commercial department, regional vice president – central region, head of employment practices liability, and head of the real estate investment trust group.
Ponto previously worked at The Hartford’s financial products division, where he focused on management liability risk in both financial institutions and large commercial D&O. He has a bachelor’s degree in finance, investments, and banking from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Senior Vice President, Executive Assurance, Financial Services
Micah Ponto
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Broker communication, training and development
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Overall service level
Broker communication, training and development
BDM support
Turnaround time – claims
Broker's Pick – Personal Accident and Illness Insurance
Brokers’ Pick – Professional liability
Small business
Nir Gabay – SVP, head of professional liability
Greg Ferrell – national VP, head of medical lines
Ben Woodward – national VP, head of E&O lines
Matt Thomas – national VP, professional liability strategy and analytics
Stephen Jones – VP, business development
Marina Kogan – VP, product development
These leaders have been pivotal in driving the business’ professional liability success. They excel at fostering relationships, delivering innovative solutions, and maintaining profitability, all of which make Admiral a trusted and reliable partner for brokers.
Their most significant strategic initiative has been investing in their people. They have worked diligently to build a pipeline of future talent, focusing on hiring individuals who are a cultural fit and aligned with the company’s values.
Admiral then provides them with the training they need to excel in E&S underwriting. In addition, the company develops its existing staff, focusing on relationship-building and problem-solving, and leveraging its expertise to build Admiral into an exceptionally valuable market. By doing so, Admiral has helped brokers excel for its clients.
To support this, Admiral brought in a learning and development expert, established boot camps for new hires, created detailed career ladders with management and alternate growth paths, and prioritized hiring the best talent in the market.
The reason Admiral has been so successful is the presence of exceptional people on the front lines and the strong support they receive behind the scenes.
Admiral’s claims department is in-house, allowing the team members to collaborate more effectively and find the best solutions for insureds.
They break down silos between departments, with a claims team often involved in product development and launch discussions, while underwriters actively participate in claims reviews. This integrated approach ensures that products and services are constantly aligned with the realities of claims handling.
The future is exciting for Admiral as its professional liability team is transitioning to a national structure, allowing it to continue concentrating on the wholesale market and deliver faster, more consistent solutions across the country.
This shift will help Admiral enhance the depth and breadth of its offerings. Additionally, its is focused on innovation, with plans to continually expand its appetite and roll out new products to stay ahead of market needs.